The compound of copper which is used in dyeing, disinfectant and as a fungicide is

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The compound of copper which is used in dyeing, disinfectant and as a fungicide is

  1. copper (ll) hydroxide
  2. copper (ll) trioxonitrate (V)
  3. copper (ll) tetraoxosulphate (VI) ✓
  4. copper (ll) oxide
Explanation

Copper(II) tetraoxosulphate(VI), which is copper(II) sulphate, is the blue crystal called blue vitriol.

It is used in dyeing, as a disinfectant and as a fungicide, for example Bordeaux mixture on cocoa farms.

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